Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony QX100
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Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony QX100 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 10MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
- 3" Fixed Display
- ISO 64 - 1600
- 640 x 480 video
- 28mm (F1.9) lens
- 208g - 109 x 59 x 26mm
- Announced July 2009
- Renewed by Ricoh GR Digital IV
(Full Review)
- 20MP - 1" Sensor
- " Fixed Display
- ISO 160 - 6400
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 28-100mm (F1.8-4.9) lens
- 179g - 63 x 63 x 56mm
- Announced September 2013

Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony QX100 Overview
Its time to examine more in depth at the Ricoh GR Digital III versus Sony QX100, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Lens-style by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the sensor resolutions of the GR Digital III (10MP) and QX100 (20MP) and the GR Digital III (1/1.7") and QX100 (1") use totally different sensor dimensions.

The GR Digital III was revealed 5 years prior to the QX100 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh GR Digital III being a Compact camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.
Before diving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick summary of how the GR Digital III scores vs the QX100 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony QX100 Gallery
Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GR Digital III and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100. The full galleries are available at Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery and Sony QX100 Gallery.